9.30.14
State
Pascagoula offering environmental agency grants for property owners
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) -Property owners in Pascagoula, who want to either
develop or sell their property, but suspect the property has environmental
issues, may apply for a grant for an environmental assessment.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26655838/pascagoula-offering-environmental-agency-grants-for-property-owners
Oil Spill
Judge reconsiders ruling as oil spill workers await fate
WWL
NEW ORLEANS -- Mark Mead and two buddies were fishing less than 20
miles away when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burst into flames and
lit up the night sky.
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/gulf-oil-spill/2014/09/29/oil-spill-workers/16453949/
National
EPA chief Gina McCarthy asks water professionals to back new wetland rules
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
September 29, 2014 at 4:58 PM
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy came to New
Orleans on Monday to ask 18,000 water and wastewater professionals for help
in supporting the agency's controversial "Waters of the U.S." rule.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/epa_administrator_gina_mccarth_2.html#incart_river
Auditors fault EPA for lax chemical safeguards
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn't do enough to stop
hundreds of hazardous chemicals from getting into waterways via sewage
plants, a watchdog report found.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/219233-auditors-fault-epa-for-lax-chemical-safeguards
Press releases
Communities recovering from natural disasters have an important choice:
rebuild damaged areas as they were, or change investments and policies to
be more resilient to future environmental and economic shocks?
This decision will impact how communities are able to recover from future
disasters, and ensure that investments made today withstand the impacts
that may come with climate change.
A new grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) is designed to help communities understand the
implications of these choices, and how to remain resilient in the face of
natural disasters for decades to come.
Join us for a webinar exploring the details of HUD's new National Disaster
Resilience Competition. This free, online event will take place on
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 1 PM EDT.
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Speaking on the call will be Danielle Arigoni, Deputy Director of HUD's
Office of Economic Resilience; Jessie Handforth Kome, Deputy Director of
HUD's Office of Block Grant Assistance in Community Planning & Development;
and Ilana Preuss, Vice President and Chief of Staff at Smart Growth
America.
Hear details about the grant competition, what factors HUD will use to
score applications, and ideas to spur your own community's discussions
around resilience.
